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Sofia Airport (Bulgarian: Летище София, romanized: Letishte Sofiya) (IATA: SOF, ICAO: LBSF) is the main international airport of Bulgaria, located 10 km (6.2 mi) east of the centre of the capital Sofia. [3] In 2019 the airport surpassed 7 million passengers for the first time. [4]
This is a list of airports in Bulgaria. ... Bulgarian airports with number of passengers served ... 2010 2015 2019 2020 2022 2023 Change 1. Sofia Airport: Sofia: SOF
Rank Airport City Code (IATA/ICAO) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Change 17-18 1. Sofia: Sofia: SOF/LBSF: 3,504,326: 3,815,158: 4,088,943: 4,980,387: 6,490,096 [1 ...
0. The 1984 Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134 crash occurred on 10 January 1984 when a Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev Tu-134 airliner crashed on an international flight from Berlin Schönefeld Airport in Schönefeld, East Germany, to Sofia Airport in Sofia, Bulgaria. [1] All fifty on board were killed. [1]
Bulgaria Air (Bulgarian: България Еър) is the flag carrier airline of Bulgaria, [3] with its headquarters at Sofia Airport in Sofia. [4] The company is owned by Chimimport AD and is a leader in terms of local market share. The airline operates short and medium haul aircraft to destinations in Europe and the Middle East.
In 2011 passenger traffic at Bulgaria's three major airports – Sofia, Varna and Burgas – grew up to near 10% on the year to 3.89 million in the first half of 2011, due to rise of customers using international routes and launch of new destinations. [8] In 2014, Bulgarian airports served 7,728,612 passengers and handled 23,101 tons of goods. [6]
Incident. A Balkan Bulgarian Airlines An-24 was hijacked shortly after taking off at 18:00 local time for a regular flight from Sofia to Varna. Four men, aged 17 to 22 (Lachezar Ivanov, Valentin Ivanov, Krasen Gechev, and Ivaylo Vladimirov), brandished knives and took the 40 passengers and crew hostage. They claimed to the passengers that they ...
Fleet size. 12. Headquarters. Sofia, Bulgaria. Website. www.air.bg. Hemus Air (Bulgarian title: Хемус Ер) was an airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. It operated scheduled domestic and international services from Sofia and Varna, as well as charter, cargo and air ambulance services. Its main base was Sofia Airport, with a hub at Varna ...